Weather Records on 27 January 1949

1,245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 January 1949. Highest significance: Pupri, IN.

Key Facts for 27 January 1949

On 27 January 1949, 1,245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,206 daily.
Pupri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 27 January 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,245 stations

1,245 station records on 27 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,245 records

Records set or tied on 27 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 472, Heaviest daily snowfall 177, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 27 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	472
Heaviest daily snowfall	177
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 27 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 33, daily 1,206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,075 broken records

Margins by which the 1,075 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 January 1949

Top 20 records on 27 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1949	Pupri, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 1949	Bagodar I, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Dubuque River, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Geraldine 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Malvern, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Weeping Water, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Boone, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1949	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 1,245 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-27 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	2
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1894	9
1895	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	3
1901	16
1902	9
1903	10
1904	23
1905	9
1906	6
1907	29
1908	34
1909	4
1910	25
1911	52
1912	28
1913	19
1914	52
1915	35
1916	125
1917	40
1918	87
1919	26
1920	55
1921	21
1922	38
1923	138
1924	273
1925	117
1926	55
1927	191
1928	200
1929	166
1930	148
1931	328
1932	202
1933	302
1934	765
1935	270
1936	826
1937	243
1938	305
1939	312
1940	896
1941	405
1942	579
1943	355
1944	1,751
1945	242
1946	165
1947	532
1948	809
1949	1,245
1950	915
1951	355
1952	689
1953	376
1954	804
1955	397
1956	653
1957	948
1958	336
1959	466
1960	214
1961	899
1962	754
1963	1,226
1964	144
1965	317
1966	605
1967	811
1968	785
1969	985
1970	776
1971	947
1972	955
1973	702
1974	1,261
1975	547
1976	1,090
1977	592
1978	783
1979	1,652
1980	532
1981	776
1982	939
1983	1,849
1984	753
1985	839
1986	1,052
1987	1,214
1988	799
1989	971
1990	625
1991	696
1992	1,054
1993	1,197
1994	2,051
1995	1,017
1996	1,395
1997	867
1998	697
1999	1,123
2000	1,354
2001	937
2002	1,710
2003	1,593
2004	827
2005	1,018
2006	1,018
2007	846
2008	734
2009	965
2010	905
2011	719
2012	658
2013	907
2014	434
2015	1,155
2016	1,008
2017	576
2018	546
2019	679
2020	465
2021	786
2022	420
2023	425
2024	1,082
2025	619
2026	1,139

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Data for records on 1949-01-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,030
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3